Former Incisive Media chair Dame Helen Alexander passes away

Held a number of influential business roles

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Dame Helen Alexander, a former chairman of Incisive Media and the first female president of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), has passed away aged 60.

She was chairman of Incisive Media, publisher of Professional Adviser and other titles, between October 2009 and December 2014 and played a key role in the development of the business. Tim Weller, chairman of Incisive Media, said: "Helen was a wonderful, inspiring and compassionate woman. She was a great listener, warm and effective. "It was an enormous privilege to work with her when she was chairman of Incisive Media and I will miss her tremendously. "My thoughts are with her husband Tim and her children Nina, Greg and Leo at this very sad time."  Dame Helen held a number of i...

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